intro >> so this is the last no type update before christmas, & what have you done? no
need to answer; we know you've all been good kids who downloaded quality music from us all year
& will continue to do so for as long as we keep doing this! & then you tell your friends:
"you know, if only the cds i bought were as good as what i find on that site..." after which you
deliver the correct url (no hyphen between no & type, & yes it's a dot com, shame!) so that
they too can revel in the magic of music that happens to be free of charge & extremely easy to
find while at the same time providing the most beautiful sounds to heal your ears from so much ugly
radio noise. that is essentially our marketing scheme for next year. sure it's minimalistic, but
how could _that_ fail in this _era_?!

038: stackoverflow >>
we hadn't heard of _stackoverflow_ in over a year. he made his Transfer Interrupted! album [9002] & then he sort of vanished.
repeated attempts to reach him by phone failed until it was known he had been trainspotting to the
nevada desert, where he experienced enlightement, took up two wives & spent time smoked peyotl
with the inhabitants while discussing of mystical matter. then out of the blue, his friend eryk
salvaggio received a package from him, consisting of an abstract painting & a minidisc
recording. of course both are highly bizarre & we couldn't resist turning them into a single,
Rubitcow [038]. further attempts to clarify his
situation resulted in vague answers & obnoxious laughter, but he is now believed to have
clandestinely fled to a yet-unknown island in the pacific ocean with his wives & a stack of
mescal & booze. ah, the life of an experimental music star...

039: thin >>
as for _thin_, he also came back, though from an even more dreadful place, that of "musicians with
too much sidework & no time for making new music". announcing he was working on a new
full-length (to follow his wonderful opus Snap-on
Grooves [6013]), he decided to drop by with 4 tracks which should have been released long ago,
but who are we to keep old music from being released now when it's so good? with this long-awaited
single, Moody Hat [039], thin continues to show
his knack for absolutely pristine production. the overall feel is now that of jazz, mixed with drum
n bass grooves, & those good old trip-hop breaks that no one else has been using properly in
the past 2 years. mix that with a taste for tunes that are sweet yet do not promote tooth decay,
& a general sense of the twisted (well, he's on no type, isn't he?). in a perfect world, some
would be fighting to offer him a record contract, but the only people with such taste are
discriminating listeners like you, who are usually not record execs.

040: 833-45 >>
k.m. krebs, aka _833-45_, has been consistently delivering beautiful music ever since his early
tracking days, & up to his recent split ep
with _tomas jirku_ [025]. now with an upcoming 7" on kultbox records from chicago, as well as an
appearance on the co-records compilation, it is about time some people begin to recognize what a
talented composer he is. as is to be expected, his music is made of natural phenomenae &
shortwave receptions, but he actually builds something new & exciting out of those things. on
Sunspot [040], he pushes his technique boldly
forward, creating even more abstract atonal structures & an overall clearer sound, trading the
messiness for edgier rhythms. it's not just like tapping the phone line; it's like _being_ the
phone line. with short interstices to give a conceptual feeling to the whole thing, this is a short
but seriously wild album, one of those singular experiences nobody but 833-45 is able to
achieve.

surprise, a cd >> it's official enough, so we're letting the word out at last. after two
failed attempts, no type is _finally_ putting out its very own compilation cd, entitled _the freest
of the radicals_. this extremely exciting item will include recent, exclusive tracks from various
no type luminaries both veterans & rookies. it will be the only ever cd to be released by no
type (unless you count those 20 cd-r copies of _immaterial_ to be a "release"...). profits from it
will go to future no type endeavours, which may or may not include: 1) putting up shows; 2) sending
out promotional material to magazines; 3) advertising (but no spam); 4) buying out mp3.com (or a
new hard drive); 5) continuing our quest to piss off the music industry by our sheer presence
(okay, that doesn't cost anything, but we'll be happy to receive your support, too.) oh, & i
better not see any of those tracks on napster!

eucci, winter special >> continuing the tradition of seasonal singles offered exclusively
on his website euc.cx, eucci is now offering two unreleased pieces from his repertoire as his
_winter special_. it's a bit of a look back to the audio e.l.w. days, recorded in a hotel room. of
course that means the _fall special_ is now unavailable. what does that say about this one? two
words: go! now!

infoslut >> on no type, eryk salvaggio is _matrix assimilation_ (& sometimes he is
also _influenza_). but elsewhere, he is _infoslut_ & he's got quite a lot of music posted under
that umbrella, both as mp3 files & as "dam cd"s from mp3.com. he claims it's not worth talking
about, so i had to _force this information out of him_! imagine the face of your ceo (or economy
teacher) as s/he opens a copy of _songs for the watergun revolution, vol.1_! (yes!! it's that "gift
idea that may get you in trouble" feeling we're all craving for!!! your friends would love it,
though.)

my holidays rant >> it's almost "the holidays". thus it's (assumedly) time to think about
deities, morals, & "spirituality" in general. so ask yourself: what do i really want? what do i
really care for? paper idols? television? internet startups? church? intolerance? barbaric finance?
stupid music? where's your real god, the one you _want_? well, it's nowhere, because god doesn't
exist & shouldn't be talked of anyway (even a theologian will tell you that.) so in essence
you're just following a lifestyle which coincidentally includes a short, stressful "break" during
the turn of the year. the result is that everybody in the western world more or less "celebrates
the holidays", throwing in a little (or big) bit of an aftertaste of religiosity somewhere in the
process. all in all it's supposed to be a feisty season, full of joys & happy things, "a child
is born" & so on. thus we want to make other people happy by buying them things. but what if
you're broke around christmas? what if you have no nearby friends or family? what if you're too
busy, or have to work extra hours in a shopping mall to accomodate the needs of compulsive
consumers who just _had_ to wait until the _absolute last minute_ before getting gifts they don't
even care to give? what if you simply don't feel like it? the uniqueness of "the holidays" makes no
sense. why aren't there more of those? why isn't it optional? you can make anybody happy at any
time of the year, why not have your own personal holidays anytime you want? why maintain the status
quo when you know that there is no grounds for this? the reason of course lies in the marketing
department of large transnational corporations, but don't tell them that, they'll say they're just
doing what you want.

upcoming >> if this week was a veteran's special, then the next update (which will happen
sometime after the new year) will be 100% rookie. it will also be more consistent soundwise
somewhat (why? that matters?), with an emphasis on minimalist composition, but viewed from three
divergent perspectives. _le chien borgne_ makes his no type debut with _23_50-lr¬n_ [041], six
uncomprising & unpronounceable pieces of near silence. next up will be _elasticlego_'s no type
single _blurred memories of a static child_ [042], endearing ambient noise featuring the first
instance of an "album within an album" on this site. you'll see. last & not least is _dick
richards_' _incongruence signal_ [043], which is some of the most infectious minimal house i've
heard all year. all of it is essential listening by tomorrow's standards, so don't wait for us to
quote deleuze before you discover this fantastic new music.

thought >> no type: there will be no boxing day specials.

david

December 5, 2000

intro >> for the holiday season, this newscast will feature the requisite holiday
advertisements, enquiring you to consume with more fervour & ask less questions.

requisite holiday advertisement >> the holiday season approaches & we want you to make
the gift of unlimited music to all your friends. really. you could send them the url to this site,
& the thousand or so minutes of music that we so graciously offer! their music collection will
never be the same: off with all those limp bizkit mp3s they hear all day long anyway, here is their
tap into pure, unadultered no type music. an overwhelming experience that they will never forget.
what more could anyone in their sane mind ask for?

035: viratone ballad >>
debuting this week on no type, _viratone ballad_ is the elusive project of _multsanta_, noted (mad)
scientist of the sound thing with a few limited releases of his own & on various compilations.
his new ep, Sideworm [035] is solid state toaster
noise at its finest: ever-evolving, narrative crackles & bursts, anti-tones, & not very
much time for boredom. these tracks were created from simple sound sources (_clef_ was made
entirely of _wyclef jean_ samples), & yet resound far beyond the usual spectrum.

036: oeuf korreckt >>
but then there are those who ask: "where's the beats?" & here they are. _oeuf korreckt_ is back
from a hiatus of over a year, & the results are absolute vintage oeuf. Shibuya Without End [036] is his fourth no type release; it is
comprised of a piece (_shibuya_) in three parts, an additional breakbeat shocker (featuring a
japanese girl repeating something that sounds like "napalm"), & an orchestral version of the
title track (sort of à la _oxbow lakes_). every passing day confirms that there is really no one
who makes music like oeuf korreckt.

037: eucci >>
it seems like there's never a dead time in eucci's release schedule, with new mp3s floating around
all the time on his various web sites (& especially the mighty euc.cx). following _at the
jenifer st. western_ & the _autumn special_ (all precious virtual collectibles), eucci is now
releasing another automnal album. proof (if needed be) that it is possible to convey recognizable
human longing through even the most arcane minimalist constructions, Pershing Square [037] presents you, once again, with the best of both
worlds: every sound is crafted with every possible care, & every track is jam-packed with
breathtaking dramatic content. now ask yourself: is _this_ what i'm getting from the leading
brand?

no shop >> gotta say it: the new _tomas jirku_, _sequins_ (force inc.) is out & should
be hitting your favorite record shop soon, if it hasn't already. you'll recognize it instantly when
you see it, as it looks pretty obnoxious. additionally, new albums by _viratone ballad_, _james
schidlowsky_ & newcomer _books on tape_ are all available from the no shop page. some of them
you can buy with a credit card, some of them you have to contact the artist directly, but in each
case you do get a fine piece of plastic you wouldn't get otherwise. do i hear: nice gift idea?
evil, evil seasons marketing.

elasticlego >> a new no type member whose debut album should appear on these premises
soon, _elasticlego_ is already posting various unreleased mp3 tracks on the web, first with the
_disconnected thoughts_ ep on the esteemed .tiln, & now with a new collection on his own web
site called abstatic. those in san francisco will also have the chance to catch elasticlego on a
live set on december 9th at 483 guerrero. in other words: a lot is going on, isn't it.

zammuto >> the _zammuto_ remix album has been completed & should be released on no
type two months from now. a "lost" gem from the critically lauded but very limited _solutiore of
stareau_ triple cdr set (a common fixture of many a 1999 top-of-year-list), the _full martyr
status_ track here gets its full release treatment with prime reworkings from _diablatomica_,
_matrix assimilation_, _philémon_, _833-45_, _eucci_, _atomes lourds_ & _camp_; a subtle
mixture of wit, irreverence, & purpose. the mastering has just been finished, the rest is just
waiting patiently. in the meantime, you can learn more about zammuto at apartmentb.

politics >> headfirst into a brave(?) new(?) world on the north american continent where
even after 2 major elections (u.s. & canadian) things remain just the same if not a tad more
obvious, is there a point to no type? after all, we've been asked for a "business plan". we've been
interviewed regarding how exactly we manage to financially sustain this project (personal
initiative, ring a bell?) however, on the other end of the media spectrum (the one that usually
doesn't tell you what clothes you should wear), we've gone from being called a "label" (with
quotes) to now just label (albeit of the online sort, but without quotes). i guess that says where
our friends are; good thing, they're the most civilized. anyway, sorry for the late advice, but
next time you must vote, cast it for whoever's the minority. the hell with those hegemonic
political behemoths turning the act of government administration into something of a wrestling
match. small parties are good. they don't steal votes, they rightly gain them as the result of
increasing cynicism & irresponsibility from their more popular adversaries. when nobody cares,
someone's got to do the god damn cleaning job. it's pretty stupid to vote for the guy who'll
accelerate our march towards whatever evil we're crashing into already anyway. so vote green. vote
imagination. vote marijuana. anything. don't just be ordinary.

upcoming >> this news bit wouldn't be the same if it didn't say something about the next
update, which will consist of three veterans who are all (coincidentally) at their third no type
release. _833-45_ continues his exploration of outerworldly sounds through his latest album,
_sunspot_ [040]. _thin_, a long time favorite, is returning with _moody hat_ [039]. as for
_stackoverflow_, he doesn't have access to internet (something about being busy smoking peyotl with
hopi indians...), but he did manage to send us a minidisc which went by the name _rubitcow_ [038].
come next time & watch the mystery unfold. or probably get even more vague.

thought >> no type: we are poor starving artists, but at least we've got computers.